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| Black slaves, freedmen risked their lives to work as Union spies down South ... Washington Post By AP, WASHINGTON — In the Confederate circles he navigated, John Scobell was considered just another Mississippi slave: singing, shuffling, illiterate and completely ignorant of the Civil War going on around him. Confederate officers thought nothing ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| War fatigue presents challenge for Obama Washington Post (blog) By Perry Bacon Jr. Almost 10 years after American troops first landed in Afghanistan, President Obama is facing bipartisan war fatigue that could force him to curtail two different military missions. As Obama finalizes plans to reduce the number of US ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| World War II vets share their stories San Jose Mercury News By Sean Maher ALAMEDA -- Father's Day, often an occasion for bottles of scotch or new neckties, is also a day to let dads share their favorite war stories. The tales in Alameda on Sunday were impressive, including those of the first black aviators in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Illusions bring Civil War exhibit tolife Quad City Times MUSCATINE, Iowa - Bob Thomas is updating an old theater trick called Pepper's ghost to scare up visitor interest in the upcoming Civil War display at the Muscatine Art Center. Thomas of Montville, NJ, owns Bob Thomas Productions Inc. in New York. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| WORLD WAR III- War Of The Tablets VC Circle The third world war is here, albeit of a different kind. Ever since their invention, tablets have been taking the world by storm; they are powerful, portable, easy to use and loads of fun. TechCircle.in brings to you an exclusive three part feature ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| NATO's Libya Bombing Error Won't Help a Flagging War Effort TIME (blog) And the embarrassment is that much more acute when the US and its NATO allies claim to be at war to protect civilians -- such as the dozens of Serb civilians killed by air strikes that struck buses, trains and residential areas in the course of the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| A Drug-War Plan Goes Awry Wall Street Journal By MARY ANASTASIA O'GRADY One of the frightening things about the US government's war on drugs is that it is being waged by federal bureaucracies. The legend of Elliot Ness notwithstanding, this implies that it is not only fraught with ineptitude but ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Civil War Comes To East Ridge Middle School Patch.com Seventh graders were given the opportunity to view musket and rifle demonstrations as well as learn how to march like Civil War soldiers Tuesday morning. Tuesday afternoon, East Ridge Middle School seventh graders hurried through lunch at an unusual ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Political civil war could ignite in Athens Sunday Business Post Suddenly, Greece's chances of getting a new rescue package seemed realistic after Germany, the European Union's pay master, hedged demands that private financial institutions be pressured to share the burden of the new bailout. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Americans are tired of war: Gates Times of India PTI | Jun 19, 2011, 10.06pm IST WASHINGTON: US defence secretary Robert Gates on Sunday acknowledged that Americans are tired of war as he underlined that Washington did not have the right strategy and resources in Afghanistan till last year. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Sudan Prepared for War, Recent Clashes 'Lessons', Bashir Says Bloomberg By Maram Mazen - Sun Jun 19 18:10:31 GMT 2011 Sudanese President Umar al-Bashir said today he is prepared for war, less than a month before Southern Sudan's independence, and that recent border clashes with units from the south's army were "lessons". ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US secretary of state Robert Gates confirms Taliban talks in Afghanistan war The Australian Source: The Australian US defence secretary Robert Gates has confirmed that US officials are involved in preliminary talks with the Taliban to seek a political solution to the Afghan war but said he didn't expect significant progress for months. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Civil War group to gather information Plattsburgh Press Republican PLATTSBURGH — Many people think the Civil War was a conflict that happened somewhere south of New York. We read about names like Vicksburg, Antietam, Fort Sumter and Gettysburg in history books, but they seem far from our daily lives in the Champlain ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Influential Rep. Dicks turns against war in Afghanistan Bellingham Herald WASHINGTON - If you need proof that the tide has turned against the war in Afghanistan, Exhibit A is Rep. Norm Dicks of Washington state, the top-ranked House Democrat in charge of the Pentagon's budget. After 341/2 years as a congressman, Dicks, 70, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Endless war wastes money — and lives Charleston Post Courier Obama declared against the war in Iraq. Now, as president, he not only begs to stay in Iraq, but increases our commitment in Afghanistan by tripling the number of troops. What puzzles me: What is our "commitment in Afghanistan?" The only war we have ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Former CIA Officer: I Was Asked to Spy on War Critic The Takeaway Anti-war protesters shout "Not In Our Name" at the protest rally and march in October in Washington, DC in October 2002. (Erin Nedell) Since the days of Watergate, when President Richard Nixon's White House collected information on political enemies, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| HP-Oracle: It's war for sure, Miss Scarlett Register By Dan Olds, Gabriel Consulting • Get more from this author HP vs Oracle The hot war between HP and Oracle got quite a bit hotter last week as HP filed suit accusing Oracle of breaching contracts and demanding a jury trial in California. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Civil War re-enactors hold first day of training Buffalo News The 49th New York Volunteer Infantry, the re-enactors of Civil War battles and daily life in the mid-19th Century, held the first day of a training/ recruiting weekend Saturday behind the Hull Family Home & Farmstead in Lancaster. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Veteran Finds Himself Lost in VA's Benefits Logjam Fox News Iraq War veteran Joel Klobnak is waiting. It's how he spends his time these days after the Department of Veterans Affairs slashed his disability pay two years ago, the Des Moines Register reports. Klobnak, 24, a former Marine who lost his leg in Iraq ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Body of drowned Iraq War veteran recovered Muskogee Daily Phoenix By Wendy Burton Phoenix Staff Writer The body of an Iraq War veteran who was preparing to deploy to Afghanistan in July was recovered from the Illinois River on Sunday morning. Adam R. Morefield of Winchester, Ky., drowned Saturday, becoming the fourth ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Tour of Duty: Sherl Hendricks recalls perils of war in the Pacific Baxter Bulletin KEVIN PIEPER/THE BAXTER BULLETIN Sherl Hendricks of Mountain Home lived through perils in the air and on the sea during World War II. Five of his crewmates on the Lady June II, a B-24 Liberator of the 13th Army Air Corps' 868th Heavy Bomber Squadron, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mexico's Drug Wars and the Presidential Election Mexidata.info Lately, as we've been talking with people, we've been hearing chatter about the 2012 presidential election in Mexico and how the cartel war will impact that election. In any democratic election, opposition parties always criticize the policies of the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| So far only elation, not border war, from neighbors over Apple... San Jose Mercury News But the tech giant's pure economic prowess, with its potential to raise nearby property values and bring good jobs to the region, is easing -- for now, at least -- the typical NIMBY-like disputes and border wars that have plagued these cities in the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Veteran, 85, given medals for World War II service MiamiHerald.com An 85-year-old Gainesville man has been honored with medals he earned during World War II. Tom Santarsiero served in the Army, fighting throughout Europe. But when he returned home to the US, his medals and uniform were stolen during a burglary more ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| The day the drug war really started Salon Sure, the war on drugs existed before then, but I believe this article did a good job of explaining how it was escalated to another level in 1986. I recall Bias' death, there were other athlete deaths at that time too -- Don Rogers of the Cleveland ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| War on terror WatertownDailyTimes.com One of the objectives of the war in Afghanistan was to defeat al-Qaida and limit its influence in the country. This has been done, the New York Times reported, citing high-ranking administration officials who contend that US-led efforts in Afghanistan ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Holocaust Center to build memorial to American, Russian World War II vets The Detroit News Farmington Hills— The Holocaust Memorial Center hosted the first fundraiser Sunday for its five-year, $5 million plan to build a memorial for Russian and American World War II veterans. The monument, a cooperative project of the Michigan Association ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Vigo County played active role in Civil War history Terre Haute Tribune Star TERRE HAUTE — When the Tribune-Star set out to find a way to commemorate Vigo County's unique role in Civil War history on the 150th anniversary of its beginning, I was concerned it might be difficult to find much information on the subject locally. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UAE helping refugees get away from war The National Designed to coincide with the 60th year of the Refugee Convention — which defines state legal obligations to refugees and lists their rights — the "1 Campaign" asserts that even one person forced to flee war or persecution is too many. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| WAR ON THE FLOOR BOYS' BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Final four is West Valley heavy Los Angeles Daily News By Jacob H. Pollon, Special to the Daily News The semifinals are set for tonight at Pierce College in the 16th annual War on the Floor boys' basketball tournament and there is a significant West Valley League presence. Taft, the defending City Section ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Film Exploring Fairfax Civil War Hero Debuts Father's Day Patch.com By Mike Conway | Email the author | June 19, 2011 The crew of "Mosby's Combat Operations", a documentary that showcases the locations of 42 of Mosby's raids during the Civil War: (Upper LR) Bert Morgan, Eric Buckland, Tom Evans, Chuck Mauro, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Re-examining the American Civil War The Daily Progress By Bob Gibson A 150-year-old Civil War may seem a bloody bad piece of history to be remembering, but it merits another look. The American Civil War changed Virginia's history in so many ways. Fort Monroe in Hampton offers one of the finest, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Activist Groups Call For End to War on Drugs San Diego Reader (blog) The rally was timed to coincide with the 40th anniversary of Richard Nixon's declaration of a 'War on Drugs,' and was one of many held concurrently in 15 states across the country, including seven California demonstrations. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mahut vs Isner Set for Wimbledon War Two 10sBalls Pigs may well begin to fly above the skies of the All England Club at the start of next week should another epic encounter ensue between the heroes of Court 18 – which incidentally holds a plaque to commemorate their Wimbledon War. ... See all stories on this topic » |
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